Summary
- Bella Ramsey has revealed they needed to listen to Peanut Butter Jelly Time on The Last Of Us season two set.
- The Ellie actor had it playing right before performing in the new season’s “darkest scene”.
- Ramsey thinks fans will be able to tell which scene they’re referencing once they see it.
The Last Of Us season two starts on April 13, 2025, and whether you’re privy to what might be to come because you’ve played the sequel or not, you don’t need to be told that some hard-to-watch scenes will be featured throughout. If watching some of the more brutal scenes in movies and shows can be a struggle for you, maybe knowing what was playing between takes while filming season two will help.
Variety spoke with some of the cast and crew from The Last Of Us ahead of its season two premiere next month. Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie on the show, was among them, the actor revealing that they made use of a song best known for its association with the meme world to help her through one of the new season’s darkest scenes.
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Ramsey explained that she gets nervous before The Last Of Us’s big emotional scenes, so a pretty tough gig as that’s pretty much all of them. To combat their nerves, Ramsey will often do something to make herself laugh and feel energetic before the scene begins. For what Ramsey has described as season two’s “darkest scene”, that required listening to the Buckwheat Boyz classic, Peanut Butter Jelly Time.
If you have somehow never heard Peanut Butter Jelly Time before, here you go. To those of you who are all too familiar, apologies for it now being stuck in your head for a yet-to-be determined number of hours.
Bella Ramsey Needed Some Peanut Butter Jelly Time Between Takes
What Scene Do You Think She’s Referring To?
There are spoilers for events from The Last Of Us Part 2 that will likely be a part of The Last Of Us season two below.
“I was on the floor, my eyes absolutely burning with these menthol tears, and I’m just saying, ‘Peanut Butter Jelllll-y. You’ll probably be able to tell which one that is when you watch it,” Ramsey told Variety. If you have played The Last Of Us Part 2, and I’m assuming you have if you have continued reading beyond the spoiler warning above, then you will have already assumed which scene it is Ramsey is referring to.
Joel is brutally murdered during the opening few hours of The Last Of Us Part 2. It’s assumed that scene will be recreated in live action during season two with it being more a question of when it happens rather than if. If that is indeed the scene Ramsey is referencing, the image of her laughing right before the cameras rolled, a blood-covered Pedro Pascal lying on the floor, patiently waiting for her to be ready, is an amusing one.
Druckmann told The Last Of Us fans during the same interview that there might not be a third game. On the bright side, Part 2’s story is going to take at least two seasons to tell on TV, maybe more.
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June 19, 2020
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Use of Drugs